Advisory Details

March 10th, 2016

Microsoft Windows CreateWindowStation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-0095
CVSS SCORE	7.2, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CreateWindowStation. The issue lies in the failure to check for NULL before dereferencing a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges and execute code within the context of the kernel.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-034
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-03-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-03-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	bee13oy of CloverSec Labs

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